The Elements of Style | Classic Edition (2018)
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Editorial: Spectrum Ink Publishing, 2018
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The Elements of Style | Classic Edition (2018) | William Strunk Jr. (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2018 | Spectrum Ink Publishing | EAN 9781643990033 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.
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- Título
- The Elements of Style | Classic Edition (2018)
- Autor
- William Strunk Jr. (u. a.)
- Editorial
- Spectrum Ink Publishing
- Año de publicación
- 2018
- Estado
- Neu
- Encuadernación
- Taschenbuch
- Idioma
- inglés
- ISBN 10
- 1643990039
- ISBN 13
- 9781643990033
- Peso del artículo
- 167 gramos
- Dimensiones
- 216 x 140 x 8 mm
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This expanded and updated Classic Edition commemorates the 100-year anniversary of William Strunk's grammar primer, The Elements of Style. Generations of writers have learned the basics of grammar from Strunk’s little book. It was rated “one of the 100 most influential books written in English” by Time in 2011, and iconic author Stephen King recommended it as a grammar primer that all aspiring writers should read.
Elements of Style: Classic Edition 2018 includes the full text of Strunk's original work, plus two new chapters requested by college professors and students to help clarify points of confusion in modern writing: Basic Rules of Capitalization and Style Rules for Better Writing. This edition also features some other enhancements making this grammar handbook even more useful:
1. Editor’s notes have been inserted throughout the book to flag grammar rules now considered obsolete and to provide up-to-date rules for students and writers.
2. Emojis have been added to help readers identify correct examples from faulty grammar at a glance.
3. A Study Guide is included in the last chapter.
4. The paperback version includes blank, lined pages in the back of the book for convenient notetaking.
5. The e-book versions have been restyled for improved display on the latest generations of digital book-reading devices.
Elements of Style: Classic Edition is now being used as a textbook in courses at University of Minnesota, University of Texas, UC Berkeley and elsewhere, giving students and writers a blueprint that they can follow to write clearly and effectively while adhering to the fundamental rules of English Grammar.
Note: Some courses may alternatively specify Elements of Style 4th Edition by E.B. White, or Elements of Style 2017, loosely based on Strunk's book with over 500 up-to-date grammar and style rules for students and writers. If you are looking for one of these editions, check your favorite bookseller or college bookstore for details.
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Review by ZyPhReXon (Top #3000 Amazon Reviewer)
The Elements of Style: Classic Edition
As a preamble, what follows is a not only a review but a revamped cursory juxtaposition between The Elements Of Style: Classic Edition, which is the main book discussed and reviewed, and The Elements Of Style 4th Edition, which is a slightly similar book covering many of the same rules.
Having purchased both within the last month, I thought it prudent to comment on some of the differences between both books. Although somewhat alike, both books still differ in some respects, but both offer ample from which any individual may learn much from.
The Elements Of Style [Classic Edition] by William Strunk Jr. and edited by Richard De A'Morelli is meant as a tribute to the work Prof. Strunk undertook over 100 years ago in creating this book. This particular book features a forward by Richard De A'Morelli titled Grammar & Style For The 21st Century, instead of the one written by Roger Angell in the 4th Edition. The former is eight pages long, while the latter is only two pages long. De A'Morelli's foreword sets the stage better in this book than the previous book.
The book blurb does mention that there are some rules which are now obsolete, and there are editorial notes which focus on that in the book.
One really significant improvement in the Classic Edition is that after each Rule is mentioned and examples are shown, it's much easier to discern which are the good examples and which ones are not.
The Elements Of Style: Classic Edition covers a wide range of elements within writing. From form, composition, mistakes in diction, to a few other common mistakes done in writing, the book gives a very solid foundation upon which writers may begin their adventures.
Overall, given all the book offers in such a small package, it really is a great deal and a high value educational book—any individual working on their writing skills would benefit from having it.
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